M 4.8 in Guatemala on 15 Nov 2012 08:01 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.0779 , -91.6282
Event Date: 15 Nov 2012 08:01 UTC
15 Nov 2012 02:01 Local
Exposed Population:
2900000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dsy2
Inserted at: 15 Nov 2012 08:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dsy2 Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
120905 0.5 15 Nov 2012 08:01 4.8M, 35km N/A 2.9 million (in 100km) 00:22 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Guatemala , Department of Suchitepequez (population 406,769) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, and Tahuesco.

Radius Population
100 km 3 million people
75 km 1.3 million people
50 km 380000 people
20 km 44000 people
10 km 6500 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 570000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Tahuesco Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 4 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 85 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 49 km
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 86 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 87 km
Quezaltenango 2363 88 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 13 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 38 km

More information

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